I am just starting out and I don't know if it's a thing but I sometimes feel like a lot of growth is more to do with creating the right perception. Not saying slack off work completely either. Thoughts?
It helps for sure. It's human psychology, can't help it. Staying late plants a seed in your managers mind that you are a sincere hardworking person and First impression is the best impression
Yes, optics is important - especially in the beginning.
Initially when I see you starting at 7 and leaving at 9pm, I may be impressed. But if after two weeks, you didn’t complete your hello world task, the view of you flips, ie you spent so much time and you can’t complete that?? Conversely, I may be worried if I don’t see you a lot, but in two days you complete what I know most people will take 4 to. I will leave you alone.
It would depend on the total time in the office. Too much time in the office and I would think that you have poor time management skills. I’m far more interested in my direct reports getting more done in less time than more done in more time.
I like to publish an occasional code review at 7am for this reason.
@bighead2 for real?
I have a cron job that approves random open pull requests at 2:13 am